Can-opener.



W. M. MOORE- CAN OPENER.

APPLICATION mm AUGJS. I917.

1,258,035. Patented Mar. 5,1918.

344 vewtoz lmmm Wham 7/2. 7/1002? WILLIAM E. MOORE, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

CAN-OPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5,1918.

Application filed August 16, 1917. Serial No. 186,588.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. MOORE, citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can-Openers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a can opener which is so constructed as to permit it to readily be used upon a combination tool, in which the tool handle is formed of two strips of metal secured together.

With the foregoing general object in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanyin drawings which form a part of this speci cation and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a can 1 opener embodying the improved features of construction, and showing its application to a combination tool; and,

Fig. 2 is a detail longitudinal section showing more particularly themanner in which the fulcrum of the opener is constructed.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates the handle of a combination tool, said handle carrying a corkscrew 2, a fork 3, a bottle opener 4, and the improved can opener 5. The handle 1 is formed of two strips of metal 6, said strips being in contact for a suitable distance to provide a. stiff fulcrum member 7 for the opener, but being bent outwardly at 8, after forming said fulcrum, said strips then con tinuing rearwardly at 9, and inwardly at 10, after which they form the holding means for the corkscrew 2 and the fork 3.

The usual angular can opening blade 11 is provided, the butt end of said blade having an integral lug 12 which extends through openings in the contacting ortions of the 4 strips 6 and is upset at 13, w ereby the rear end of the fulcrum member 7 is rigidly clamped between the shoulders 14 at the inner end of the lug 12 and the upset outer end of said lug, this construction serving not only to rigidly secure the blade in position,

but to secure the two plies of the fulcrum' member 7 together at their inner ends, a rivet or the like 15 being passed through the outer ends of said plies so that they are so secured together as to form substantially a one-piece structure which will produce good results.v

It will be observedthat the outer side of one of the outwardly bent portions 8 of the strips 6 contacts with the rear edge of the blade 11 and thus forms a reinforcement to brace said blade against angling, thus relieving the lug 12 of excessive strain. Furthermore, the bent portions 8 and the adj acent portions 9 and 10 of the strips 6 coact in forming a finger-hold to be gripped by the thumb and forefinger of the user. I I may here point out that it is the unique construction associated with the blade 11 that constitutes the subject matter of the )resent invention, and not any broad combination of a plurality of old and well known tools.

I claim:

A can opener comprising a handle formed of two strips of metal contacting with each other at one end to form a fulcrum member for the opener, a rivet passing through said strips at the front end of said fulcrum memher, an angular can opening blade having on its butt end an integral lug pasing transtacting with the rear end of said can opening blade to brace the same and to thus relieve said lug'of excessive strain.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM M. MOORE.

Witnesses:

Jasm n: JONES, H. Rossm'; 

